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　　On September 21st, Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China attended the general debate of the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly with the theme of "Sustainable Development Goals: Working Together to Transform Our World" and delivered an important speech entitled "Working Together to Build a Peaceful, Stable and Sustainable World". Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Tao photo

　　Postdoctoral fellow of Zhu Ning and researcher of Peking University National Governance Innovation Center.

　　After arriving in the "Maple Leaf Country", Li Keqiang’s speech in the general debate of the UN General Assembly still echoed in the UN General Assembly Hall: "Support the United Nations and its Security Council to play a leading role in international affairs, and support the continuous reform and improvement of global governance mechanisms to adapt to the new changes in the international political and economic structure." This has always been advocated by the China government, expressing its attitude towards the post-war international order and international relations including the United Nations, and also embedding China’s peaceful development strategy.

　　In the more than 300 years since the decline of modern international relations, the Westphalia system, the Vienna system, the Versailles-Washington system and the Yalta system have disappeared in the historical turbulence in less than 70 years on average. The reform of the international system is often marked by the decline and fall of major hegemonic countries and the transfer of power. Henry Kissinger said in Grand Diplomacy: "It seems that according to some natural law, there will always be a powerful country with strength, will, wisdom and moral motivation in every century to shape the whole international system according to its values."

　　When China’s economic scale leapt to the second place in the world, western research institutions said that China’s total economic output had surpassed that of the United States according to purchasing power parity, so western public opinion imagined a gorgeous picture of China surpassing the United States, and even there was a discussion on G2 model (global governance between China and the United States) in western academic and political circles. Of course, it is more about the global power transfer and the argument that China will inevitably have a conflict with the hegemonic country, the United States. G. Ellison published a famous article entitled "Thucydides Trap Emerged in the Pacific" in the Financial Times, bluntly saying that China is a country that challenges the world order. According to the attitudes and policies towards the existing international order, western international relations theory divides the countries in the world into two categories: one is the "challenger" of the existing international order. One is the "status quo maintainer". This school of realism, rooted in western historical experience, believes that "emerging forces" in the international system will inevitably require changing and breaking the status quo; Those big countries that dominate the existing order strongly demand to maintain the "status quo" and maintain the so-called "leadership" status. According to the phenomenon of the rise and fall of great powers perceived by historians, George Mo Deer proposed the long-period theory: there is a hegemonic country and many emerging countries in each cycle. He asserted that emerging countries will challenge to change the existing international political and economic system. According to the above theory,The mainstream western public opinion arbitrarily concludes that China is a "challenger" country: "The rise of China" will require breaking the existing order that the United States is trying to maintain. Barry buzan, the leader of the English school, put forward in a study: China’s "peaceful rise" is a popular theory, but will she exert influence on the international community after her rise?

　　The current international system with the United Nations at the core and the norms of international relations based on the Charter of the United Nations have maintained peace for the world for more than 70 years and are still effective. As a permanent member of the United Nations, China is the builder, beneficiary and defender of the post-war international order. China abides by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, undertakes the responsibility of being a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and maintains world peace. For example, on the Iranian nuclear issue, the DPRK nuclear issue and other issues, China has also carried out 14 peacekeeping operations in Africa, and is currently the country with the largest number of peacekeeping troops among the permanent members of the UN Security Council. China has also fully demonstrated its responsibility as a responsible big country in areas where global issues are prominent, such as counter-terrorism, economy, finance, climate and environment.

　　China is also deeply involved in the international system. For example, in the economic field, there are international finance, international trade, G-20, BRICS cooperation, international assistance, and cooperation in East Asia; in the political security field, there are climate change, arms control, counter-terrorism, UN peacekeeping, ASEAN Regional Forum; and in the social and cultural field, there are World Health Organization, UNESCO, international human rights mechanism and ASEM mechanism. The depth and breadth of China’s participation in the international system, as well as its ways and contributions, reflect the nature of the relationship between China and the current international system, that is, China participates cooperatively, respecting the international system and participating in multilateral rules while adhering to independent peaceful diplomacy. China is a responsible and important member of the international community and a part of the community of human destiny.

　　Is it a challenger? Or a defender of order? For China’s interests, it is undoubtedly the most advantageous to do the latter. China has made great achievements since the reform and opening up, thanks to the peaceful external environment and the rapid development of global economy. This determines that China is the true defender and builder of post-war order. The strategic interests of a country are based on its strategic identity, which determines its interests and interests determine its behavior. Such a strategic identity also determines the content of China’s national interests and the direction of its strategic behavior, and at the same time determines that China and the leading powers adopt a cooperative strategy rather than a competitive strategy. Why does mainstream western public opinion still hype China as a challenger to the international order? In fact, this is an upgraded version of China threat theory, trying to find a new adversary for the United States after the Cold War, and to justify its global hegemony. As a western scholar said: Some people in the United States are eager to see China rise, because then he can find his enemies.

　　After the demise of the Soviet Union and the end of the bipolar pattern, the international pattern of one superpower and many powers is evolving towards a multipolar world. Compared with the unipolar pattern, the multipolar pattern under the premise of democratization of international relations is in line with China’s national interests. According to structural realists, the international system structure reflects the distribution of national material power, and the so-called "pole" refers to a big country. From this theoretical perspective, if a country’s economy develops to a certain extent, it will inevitably transform its economic strength into military capability and then threaten the interests of the existing major hegemony. However, this purely materialistic theoretical perspective is flawed, so it is criticized and deconstructed by critical theory and social constructivism. Because the meaning of power distribution is largely constructed by the distribution of interests, and the content of interests is constructed by ideas. That is to say, the reason why power and interests have the function they actually have is because the concept of creating power and interests has played a role. From the perspective of historical logic, a country’s strategy of checks and balances is based on the country that poses the greatest threat to itself, not necessarily the most powerful country. This is Stephen Walter’s "threat balance" principle. Therefore, there is no causal relationship between the conclusion that a country’s economic volume is a threat, and it cannot withstand the test of history and reality. No matter for East Asia or the whole world, China’s national strength growth and international threats are not equal. Economic strength is one thing, military capability is another, because it is separated by "Willingness ",— — Only when a country has this "will" can economic strength become military strength. As a country with a population of more than 1.3 billion, the development gap between the east and the west and between urban and rural areas in China is very large, and there is still a long way to go in the process of modernization. Even though military spending is on the rise, it accounts for only 1.4% of GDP, far lower than the 3.2% in the United States. 2.5% in the UK. According to internationally recognized standards, the proportion of military expenditure is 2%-4%, which is a relatively safe range. Since the 16th century, the history of the rise and fall of Spain, the Netherlands, France, Britain, the Soviet Union and other great powers shows that the important reason for the failure of great powers is to pursue unlimited strategic goals with limited strategic resources. Even if a country has more resources, it will inevitably be exhausted. This can be called the "paul kennedy puzzle" in the field of history. Economy and security cannot be neglected, and China will find a golden balance between economic development and safeguarding national security.

　　In the new century, international politics has undergone profound changes, especially since the international financial crisis in 2008, with the rapid rise of emerging market countries and the relative decline of the West, the international pattern has undergone structural changes. Because the distribution of power between countries constitutes the basic form and power to control the international system, its change will inevitably bring about the change of the system composed of countries, which will lead to the global transfer of power. Based on this, some scholars put forward the concepts of "two superpowers and many strengths", which reflect the contrast between China and the United States, and the hypothesis of the change of power between the East and the West. Historically, superpowers will eventually disappear in the international political changes with the increasing role of regional countries and non-governmental organizations, and the "pole" will also disappear and become a historical phenomenon. A world without promise will emerge.

　　Such an era also raises a big question for China: How to deal with, participate in and contribute to the future international order? In his speech at the general debate of the UN General Assembly, Li Keqiang said that "China supports the reform and improvement of the global governance mechanism". Is to answer this question. How to participate in global governance in the "China way"? After the end of the cold war, there has been a major change in international politics, that is, the nature of challenges and threats is different from before. In the past, it was a territorial threat from country to country. Now this traditional threat still exists, but another threat, such as transnational threat and global threat, has emerged in large numbers. With the rapid growth of economy and the rapid promotion of comprehensive national strength, China has greatly enhanced its influence on the international political order. China’s global governance plan is rooted in the concern for the common destiny of mankind, opposing unilateralism and hegemonism, opposing "peace under the rule of the United States" and advocating strengthening the role of the United Nations, solving common problems of all countries through international cooperation, and striving to establish a new international political and economic order. Global governance itself is a process of consultation, participation and identity remodeling. To truly change the chaos of global governance, we need to take a pluralistic world outlook, a partnership thinking mode and participate in the practical activities of the governance process, thus building a real global society.

　　To cope with the above global challenges and threats, we need global governance under the consultation of big powers and consultative governance between big powers and emerging countries. This kind of "cooperative governance" will pave the way for peace in the new global order. In this sense, the rise of emerging powers has created opportunities and brought vitality to the entire international system, enabling cooperation between countries to be built on a broader platform. The participation of emerging powers, including China, in global governance will inevitably play a constructive role in this governance process, and, like what RCEP and G20 have done, they will deeply participate in the formulation of international rules and systems dominated and monopolized by western countries for a long time, thus showing the vibrant side of global pluralistic civilization.

　　CCTV News:According to the "Hangzhou Education Release" WeChat WeChat official account news, in order to promote education equity, according to the spirit of the relevant documents from higher authorities, Hangzhou Education Bureau has developed the Notice on Further Improving the Allocation and Enrollment of Ordinary Senior High Schools in Hangzhou (draft for comments), and jointly with relevant municipal departments, the Notice on Further Standardizing and Improving the Plus Points for Senior High School Entrance Examination in Hangzhou (draft for comments) has been developed, which are now open to the public for comments.

Notice on further standardizing and perfecting the extra points for the senior high school entrance examination in Hangzhou

(Draft for Comment)

　　In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and promote education equity, we hereby further standardize and improve the bonus items for the junior high school level examination (hereinafter referred to as the senior high school entrance examination) in Hangzhou (referring to Shangcheng District, Gongshu District, Xihu District, Binjiang District, Qiantang District and Xihu Scenic Area, hereinafter referred to as the urban area).

　　I. Basic principles

　　Adhere to laws and regulations, make precise policies, and promote educational equity. Strictly implement the bonus items and bonus points that have been clearly defined in relevant provincial documents, and further standardize and improve the bonus items for the urban senior high school entrance examination with reference to the spirit of the Implementation Plan for Further Deepening the Reform of the College Entrance Examination in Zhejiang Province.

　　Second, perfect bonus items

　　(1) Retained bonus points

　　1.　Children of soldiers, children of national comprehensive fire rescue team personnel, children of public security heroes and disabled public security policemen who died in the line of duty.

　　2.　Returned overseas Chinese, overseas Chinese children, returned overseas Chinese children and candidates from Taiwan Province province (including Taiwan Province household registration).

　　(2) Standardized and perfect bonus items

　　1.　The bonus points for minority candidates are adjusted to minority candidates in ethnic townships (towns) and ethnic villages (candidates must receive compulsory education in the local area). This bonus item is reserved until 2026.

　　2.　The bonus points for returned overseas students with their children are adjusted to students who have lived abroad for more than 360 days (inclusive) with their parents studying abroad during junior high school.

　　3.　The bonus points for students from Hong Kong and Macao will be adjusted to the children of Hong Kong and Macao compatriots (at least one of the parents of the candidates is a permanent resident of Hong Kong and Macao).

　　(3) Cancelled bonus items

　　Children of foreign Chinese get extra points in the senior high school entrance examination.

　　After the specification is improved, the bonus points of each bonus item will remain unchanged.

　　This policy will be implemented from 2023.Xiaoshan District, Yuhang District, Linping District, Fuyang District, Lin ‘an District, Tonglu County, Chun ‘an County and jiande city can refer to the implementation.

Notice of Hangzhou Education Bureau on Further Improving the Allocation and Enrollment of Ordinary Senior High Schools in Hangzhou City

(Draft for Comment)

　　In order to further implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, implement the relevant requirements of the Ministry of Education and the Provincial Department of Education on the examination management of compulsory education schools and the competition management of primary and secondary school students, promote the high-quality and balanced development of compulsory education, and promote educational equity, the allocation and enrollment methods of ordinary high schools in Hangzhou (referring to Shangcheng District, Gongshu District, Xihu District, Binjiang District, Qiantang District and Xihu Scenic Area, hereinafter referred to as urban areas) are adjusted as follows.

　　First, the conditions of enrollment targets

　　Students who meet the following three requirements can participate in quota allocation and enrollment:

　　1.Fresh graduates of junior high schools in urban areas who meet the qualifications of all kinds of senior high schools in urban areas.

　　2.The comprehensive quality evaluation results of junior high school students meet the pre-conditions of relevant senior high school enrollment.

　　3.In the junior high school stage, the fresh graduates who are studying in the same junior high school in the urban area, including the junior high school graduates in 2024 and the junior high school graduates in 2025 (that is, the second semester of the 2022 school year to the junior high school graduation), should be studying in the same junior high school in the urban area.

　　Second, the quota allocation method

　　The allocation of enrollment places is still based on the number of fresh graduates from junior high schools in urban areas. The municipal and district education administrative departments shall determine the quota allocation ratio according to the enrollment plan of ordinary high schools and the total number of fresh graduates of urban junior high schools, and allocate the quota to junior high schools in a balanced way.

　　Third, the enrollment methods

　　1.Volunteer to fill in the report. Before the junior high school level examination (hereinafter referred to as the senior high school entrance examination), eligible candidates shall fill in the quota allocation and enrollment school volunteers (up to 3 enrollment school volunteers can be filled in).

　　2.Draw the basic control score line. After the senior high school entrance examination, the Municipal Education Bureau demarcates the basic control score line of urban quota allocation students’ enrollment according to the number of various high school enrollment plans. Candidates whose scores in the senior high school entrance examination have reached the basic control score line will be valid if they fill in the distribution volunteers.

　　3.Admission. According to the admission rules of parallel volunteer, the distribution students are enrolled school by school.

　　This "Notice" will be implemented from 2024 (that is, students in the second grade of junior high school).

Fukuyama Masaharu’s new film plays paparazzi

　 　 1905 movie network news Fukuyama Masaharu, a Japanese actor who made his 25th debut, decided to star in director Hitoshi Ohne’s new film, and Fukuyama played a paparazzi reporter who secretly photographed the entertainment scandal. This is Fukuyama’s second starring role in the film.

　 　 The hero played by Fukuyama is named Ducheng Jing, who used to be the gossip magazine SCOOP! A reporter who specializes in taking exclusive photos, he is still a middle-aged paparazzi who specializes in secretly taking pictures of entertainment scandals in middle age. He is a character who has a sloppy hairstyle and beard, likes gambling at ordinary times and owes gambling debts. The story tells the story of the former tabloid reporter Du Chengjing, who caused a bigger incident after capturing the exclusive news. In addition to Fukuyama, Nikaidou Fumi plays the newcomer reporter Xing Chuan Wildfire; Yoshida sheep and Kenichi Takitoh are deputy editors; Lily Franky plays a strange informant who provides secret information.

　 　 Talking about the feeling of acting, Fukuyama said, "I used to play the role of positive energy, but this time it’s finally different, and I’m still working with Hitoshi Ohne, an excellent director of my age. This is an entertainment film full of joyful elements, which makes me feel a little lonely even after leaving the role. Please look forward to it! "

　 　 This film is the third film directed by director Hitoshi Ohne independently after "Dream Eaters Live Edition". Hitoshi Ohne said, "This work is something I really want to shoot and plan for many years. When I planned to invite Fukuyama Masaharu to play the leading role, this work came to my mind. The film contains thrilling, erotic, sensitive and other elements. I think there are no two people except Fukuyama Masaharu. " It shows Hitoshi Ohne’s trust and expectation for Fukuyama.

　 　 The film SCOOP! It was launched in early October and is expected to be released in Japan in the autumn of 2016.

Cancel the restrictions on the movement of used cars nationwide, and the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce interprets-
Accelerated release of consumption potential in used car market

Recently, the Ministry of Commerce, together with the Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other 16 departments, issued the "Several Measures on Invigorating Automobile Circulation and Expanding Automobile Consumption", proposing "supporting the large-scale development of used car circulation, and strictly implementing the policy of completely canceling the restrictions on the movement of used cars in all regions". In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce said in an interview with this reporter that after the removal restriction policy is completely abolished, used cars will further realize free circulation throughout the country, and the supply of automobile products in various places will be more abundant, which will enhance the adaptability between supply and demand and better meet the demand for automobile consumption.

Recently, the Ministry of Commerce, together with the Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other 16 departments, issued the "Several Measures on Invigorating Automobile Circulation and Expanding Automobile Consumption" (hereinafter referred to as "Several Measures"), proposing "supporting the large-scale development of used car circulation, and strictly implementing the policy of completely canceling the restrictions on the movement of used cars in various regions". What is the background for the "Several Measures" to cancel the policy of restricting the movement of used cars? What new measures are there to accelerate the active second-hand car market? The reporter interviewed the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce.

Second-hand cars will further realize free circulation throughout the country.

Restricting the removal of used cars has always been a prominent problem that restricts the construction of a unified national automobile market. In the past few years, the State Council has deployed many times, and relevant departments and localities have conscientiously implemented it, and continued to promote the cancellation of the policy of restricting the movement of used cars, and achieved positive results.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce, some enterprises and the masses have reported that since the implementation of the national sixth emission standard for new cars nationwide, a few places have "added policy" to used cars, requiring foreign countries to transfer used cars to meet the national sixth emission standard, and vehicles with national fifth emission standards are not allowed to move in. At the same time, there are still some places that violate the existing regulations of the state and restrict the movement of used cars that meet the emission standards of in-use cars, which hinders the free circulation of used cars across regions, restricts the operation of enterprises and inhibits the automobile consumption demand of the masses, which has been strongly reflected by all parties.

In order to solve these problems, in May, the State Council issued a "package of policies and measures to stabilize the economy", which clearly required that the policy of restricting the movement of used cars be completely abolished. The "Several Measures" have further refined and implemented this to ensure that this measure will be effective as soon as possible. The first is to clarify the scope requirements. That is to say, it is required to implement this policy nationwide, including key areas for air pollution prevention and control, and promote the free circulation of used cars that meet the national five emission standards. The second is to clarify the time requirements. In a few areas, the policy of lifting the restriction on relocation has made slow progress. In order to ensure that this measure will be effective as soon as possible, it is further clarified that this measure will be fully implemented from August 1 this year.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce, according to the analysis of relevant institutions, at present, the flow of used cars in China generally presents a regional feature from first-and second-tier cities to third-and fourth-tier cities. After the removal restriction policy is completely abolished, used cars will further realize the free circulation throughout the country, promote the rich supply of automobile products in various places, enhance the adaptability between supply and demand, better meet the demand for automobile consumption, satisfy people’s yearning for a better life, and achieve good economic and social benefits.

The person in charge said that the Ministry of Commerce will closely follow the progress of the implementation of local policies with relevant departments, do a good job of supervision and inspection, and ensure that the policies are fully implemented and effective as soon as possible.

Thoroughly get through the difficulties in the circulation of used cars.

Used cars are an important link in the whole life cycle of automobiles. Invigorating the circulation of used cars can revitalize the stock of cars and increase the consumption of new cars, which plays a very important role in promoting the consumption of cars.

China’s car ownership has exceeded 300 million, ranking first in the world. After the car ownership reaches a certain level, the second-hand car market begins to increase in volume, which is the universal law of automobile consumption in the world. In 2021, China’s second-hand car trading volume reached 17.59 million, less than 6% of the car ownership, far below the proportion of the international mature car market. The problems of cross-regional restrictions on the movement of second-hand cars, unclear commodity attributes, and limited distribution business have seriously hindered the development of the second-hand car market.

According to the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce, on the basis of systematic combing and extensive investigation, the Ministry of Commerce has put forward a series of measures to comprehensively develop the circulation of used cars, hoping to completely break through the difficulties in the circulation of used cars, so that used cars can gradually standardize transactions, circulate freely and consume with confidence like new cars. These measures cover almost all aspects and fields of second-hand car circulation, from the registration of market entities to filing, to the accounting treatment and invoice issuance of second-hand cars, and then to the cross-regional circulation and transfer registration of vehicles. In addition to the total cancellation of the policy of restricting relocation, the "Several Measures" also include the following aspects-

Support the development of distribution business and promote scale development. Enterprise distribution mode is the main circulation channel of the mature international used car market, accounting for about 70%. China’s used car market is dominated by the "broker+individual" model, and the problem of "small and weak" in the industry is prominent. To this end, the "Several Measures" require the abolition of unreasonable restrictions on the development of second-hand car distribution, and it is clear that enterprises with registered residences and business premises outside the second-hand car trading market can carry out second-hand car sales business. At the same time, because natural persons can’t issue sales invoices to the purchasing enterprises as sellers when selling used cars, in order to facilitate the people to sell cars and business operations, used car enterprises are allowed to issue invoices as buyers, that is, "reverse invoicing", and handle the transfer registration procedures accordingly.

Optimize transaction registration management and promote efficient circulation. The "Several Measures" clarify that the second-hand cars distributed by enterprises should be accounted for as "inventory goods" like new cars, and a separate endorsement should be made when the vehicles are transferred and registered, and a temporary number plate should be issued, which greatly optimizes the transaction registration process; For cities where automobile purchases are restricted, it is clear that the second-hand cars purchased by automobile sales enterprises and used for sales do not occupy the number plate index, further reducing the operating costs of enterprises and facilitating the circulation of second-hand car transactions.

Promote the professional, large-scale and standardized development of used car circulation

The "Several Measures" proposes to restrict natural persons from selling three or more used cars that have been held for less than one year in a natural year. In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Commerce said that this measure is more specific, but it plays an important role in promoting the professional, large-scale and standardized development of used car circulation.

This policy meets the needs of the development of used car circulation and the demands of the industry. According to the current regulations, individuals do not have to pay value-added tax when selling used cars, and they are tax-free. However, distribution enterprises should levy value-added tax according to a certain proportion of sales when selling used cars. For this reason, some second-hand car distribution enterprises carry out second-hand car distribution business in the name of brokers, and trade the vehicles under the name of individuals, resulting in the phenomenon of individual "backtracking". At present, the circulation of second-hand cars in China is dominated by "brokers+individuals", which leads to the "small and weak" industry, and has a negative impact on society, resulting in unfair competition and many transaction disputes, which has dampened consumer confidence and become a drawback of the industry. The industry calls for effective policies to effectively regulate this phenomenon.

This measure also draws lessons from the experience of the mature international automobile market. The Ministry of Commerce has fully investigated the management of second-hand car circulation in developed countries. The circulation of second-hand car transactions in developed countries is very common and there are many mature experiences and practices. For example, if an individual sells a certain number of used cars within a certain period of time, he is recognized as a used car dealer. At this time, he can no longer trade in his own name, and must pay taxes according to law. He must express his car condition information to the next distribution enterprise and consumers, and he must also bear the responsibility of quality assurance. The Ministry of Commerce also draws lessons from these international advanced practices.

This measure will not affect the normal car sales behavior of the majority of car owners. The starting point of this measure is to eliminate the phenomenon of individual "back-selling" and will not affect individual car sales. The number of cars in China has exceeded 300 million, and the number of individual owners is 215 million. Among the 215 million car owners, there are about 2 million car owners who own more than three or more cars. The Ministry of Commerce has conducted in-depth research. Among these 2 million car owners, it is rare to sell more than three cars that have been held for less than one year in one year. Therefore, this measure will not affect the normal car sales behavior of individuals. At the same time, this measure also reserved a half-year transition period, which also reserved sufficient time for reasonably guiding market expectations and ensuring a smooth transition of policies. (Reporter Kelly)

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There is a new member in the world space race.

At 4pm local time on June 21st, South Korea’s self-developed launch vehicle "World" was launched from the Luo Lao Space Center in Gaoxing County, Jeollanam-do, and successfully separated from the satellite in the 700km synchronous orbit, successfully sending the satellite into the scheduled orbit.

This is the first time that a Korean-made rocket has completed a satellite launch mission, which also makes South Korea the seventh country in the world to put a satellite weighing more than 1 ton into orbit with a Chinese-made rocket, which is just as famous as Russia, the United States, France, China, Japan and India, and demonstrates its ability to launch spy satellites and build long-range missiles by itself.

The launch of the "World" also encountered various challenges. It was originally scheduled to be launched on June 15th, but it was forced to be postponed for one day due to windy weather. Then, due to abnormal data, the launch plan originally scheduled for June 16th was postponed again.

"World" is the first launch vehicle independently developed by South Korea. A total of 250 researchers participated in the research and development process, aiming at sending a 1.5-ton practical satellite into low earth orbit (600-800 km).

The whole project took about 12 years, with a total investment of nearly 2 trillion won (about 1.68 billion US dollars).

Nearly 30 years after South Korea launched its first rocket for scientific observation in June 1993, South Korean President Yin Xiyue celebrated: "Now the road to the universe has been opened from the land of South Korea, which is the product of difficult challenges in the past 30 years."

Former President Moon Jae in also wrote a post on Facebook praising KARI for "accomplishing great things" and said that the next goal is the moon.

South Korea officially joined the ranks of countries that have developed their own spontaneous rockets.

For decades, South Korea has always been obsessed with self-developed rockets.

They not only hope to be able to launch communications and other satellites in orbit by launching self-developed rockets, thus ranking among the elite national clubs in space, but also hope to better detect potential threats from other countries through satellite identification.

In 2013, after many delays and failures, South Korea put a satellite into orbit for the first time, mainly for research and development.

However, the two-stage rocket "Ronald" used for this mission was jointly built with Russia. This time, it cost nearly 1.9 trillion won (US$ 1.5 billion) to develop "World", which is called -II(Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II, and it is completely self-developed.

In October last year, in the first test shot of "World", the rocket sent a 1.5-ton simulated satellite into space 434 miles from the Earth. However, due to problems with the oxidizer tank, the satellite was burned earlier than planned and failed to stay in the scheduled orbit.

In this test launch, "World" not only carried a 1.3-ton simulation satellite, but also carried a 357-pound performance verification satellite. This is undoubtedly a major technological breakthrough for South Korea.

Ahn Sang-il, a senior researcher at Korea Aerospace Research Institute, said that this performance verification satellite will help scientists prepare to launch more satellites in the future, test antennas, generators and other satellite components, and transmit their trajectory data to Earth.

Attached to the performance verification satellite are four mini research satellites CubeSats, which were built by Korean University. These satellites weighing between 7 and 21 pounds will be released into orbit one by one from June 29th.

South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Technology said that only nine countries in the world have the ability to launch rockets by themselves, and only six of them can launch more than 1 metric ton of practical satellites; South Korea has mastered the relevant development and launch pad construction technology, becoming the seventh country with the ability to develop medium and large liquid rocket engines.

New research and development plans and launch plans are on the agenda.

The success of this launch plan has also made South Korea’s rocket launch plan more convincing.

It is understood that South Korea plans to conduct four test launches of the "World" system before 2027, and the latest one is tentatively scheduled for early next year. At the same time, South Korea is still developing a new rocket, which will be more than twice as powerful as the "World".

Not only that, South Korea also hopes to develop and use self-developed rockets to send unmanned spacecraft to the moon in the 1930s.

South Korea hopes to make full use of its rocket technology to build satellite-based navigation and next-generation communication networks. For example, it occupies a place in the world satellite launch market. At present, most rocket launches in the world are carried out by the United States, Russian, French, China, Japanese and Indian.

So far, South Korea has been relying on other countries to transport its satellites.

In July last year, South Korea used Musk SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to put its first military communication satellite into orbit. According to the plan, they will launch a lunar orbiter this fall, also using Falcon 9 rocket.

The launch of the self-developed rocket is also a good thing for South Korea’s military. Without its own military satellite, South Korea has been using American satellites to guard against neighboring countries. Nowadays, self-developed rockets also mean that South Korea can put its own "clairvoyance" and "clairvoyance" in space.

South Korea and the dream of self-developed rockets

South Korea’s economic and technological strength, looking at the world, is still relatively powerful.

In 2020, South Korea’s GDP reached 1.6 trillion US dollars, higher than that of Russia. In terms of science and technology, the most powerful thing in South Korea is the semiconductor manufacturing industry. At present, in addition to TSMC, the other company in the world that can realize the mass production of CPU 5nm process is Samsung.

However, CPU and self-developed rocket are still two different things.

In the research and development of rockets, launch vehicles need to send satellites, manned spacecraft, interplanetary detectors and other spacecraft into space, generally with 2 ~ 4 levels. One of the most important components is the rocket engine. In the launching mission of the two-stage carrier rocket "Ronald", the first stage was made in Russia and the second stage was made in South Korea.

After the failure of the "World" mission last year, South Korea’s Minister of Science, Technology, Information and Communication, Lin Huishu, said that the main problem was the third-stage engine, which failed to reach the target of burning for 521 seconds, and stopped working early at 475 seconds, resulting in insufficient speed and failure to send the satellite into the established orbit. At present, it is speculated that it is not the cause of fuel shortage or rocket engine failure. It may be that there is a problem with the pressure system or parts fail to meet the expected performance, and it may also be that the valve is mistakenly started.

However, the success of the first and second stage separation, fairing throwing and three-stage engine ignition is the expected result, which shows that South Korea’s space technology has reached a certain level. The first-stage rocket is composed of four 75-ton thrust liquid engines, which can generate 300-ton thrust. It is reported that this technology is adopted for the first time by Korean domestic launch vehicles, and it is also one of the biggest difficulties in this research and development project.

Huang Zhicheng, an aerospace expert from China, said in an interview that the carrying capacity of "World" has surpassed that of the Long March-1 carrier rocket that launched China’s first artificial satellite Dongfanghong-1, but its overall performance is still inferior to that of the Long March-2 carrier rocket developed by China in the 1970s.

Failure is the past, and now the successful launch of the self-developed rocket is undoubtedly a tonic. It is estimated that from 2023 to 31, the South Korean government will invest 1 trillion 933 billion won (about 1.62 billion US dollars) in projects including launching large satellites in low orbit and independently launching lunar landing ships.

With South Korea officially joining the ranks of countries that have developed their own spontaneous rockets, the future space competition will become more and more fierce, and such a future is still worth looking forward to.

Related reports:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/21/world/asia/south-korea-rocket-launch-nuri.html?

https://www.engadget.com/south-korea-nuri-rocket-launch-satellite-161225369.html

https://cacnews.ca/128809.html

https://military.china.com/news/13004177/20211022/40192805_all.html#page_2

Original title: "twice postponed, South Korea launched its own research rocket and became the seventh satellite launcher in the world! Moon Jae in: The next goal is the moon.

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